2026 is not merely any new year in the calendar, but it may be a turning point in the way countries develop, commerce, and safeguard employment. In the case of Africa, the pay is particularly high. Debt is increasing, there are climate shocks, technological upheaval, and the global dynamics of power all coming together simultaneously. […]
The elder statesman expressed regret that the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has been allowed by his party leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari, “and my respected Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to perpetuate the happenings in Edo State.” The former Federal Commissioner for Information said this in a statement titled: “Edo State APC crisis: No individual is […]
South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have increased by 3495 to 70 038 over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Monday. The country also recorded a further 88 Covid-19-related deaths. The total number of people who have died from Covid-19 since the first patient was identified 101 days ago now stands at […]
Super Eagles star Moses Simon has been rewarded with a four-year contract at French club Nantes after his impressive performance on loan from La Liga side Levante. The club confirmed the development on Monday, June 15 as reports have it that Nantes paid 5 million euros ($5.6million) for the 24-year-old forward to seal a permanent […]
The relationship between popular celebrity couple, Davido and Chioma is reportedly not free from domestic violence and abuse. According to blogger, Cutie Julz, Davido usually beats up his wife-to-be Chioma both at home and in public, and on several occasions, he even sent her out of his house. Cutie Julz wrote; “So currently, our Chichi […]
The UAE government is considering suspending visas for expats from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. Although the government is yet to make an official announcement, the government might decide on such lines, according to sources. According to an unofficial source, the government is looking at the possibility of making such a decision, as the governments in […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned as “inhumane acts” the violence against women which, according to police, have skyrocketed since the relaxation of the containment in his country, the most affected by the coronavirus in Africa. “I have been deeply disturbed by an upsurge in the murders of young women by men in recent […]
June 2020 is exactly ten years when the first World Cup on African soil was hosted. The continent and South Africans remember it vividly. Ten years later, what remains of this historic world event? Ten years ago, Africa hosted the first World Cup on its soil. It was in 2010, in South Africa. It was […]
The Ministry of Education has said Cabinet is sitting on Monday to discuss conditions that the Ministry of Health and the Covid-19 taskforce have given for reopening schools. While receiving a donation of 4,000 litres of mosquito repelling paint on Friday, Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister in charge of Higher Education, said the […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI “ on Sunday successfully underwent” an operation at the clinic of the Royal Palace in Rabat after a “recurrence of heart rhythm disorder such as atrial flutter,” his medical team announced. The Monarch’s doctors recommended an additional radiofrequency ablation, which took place this Sunday, June 14, at the clinic of the […]
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday extended his hand of friendship to opposition coalition of religious leaders, politicians and civil society that has challenged his power in a country also facing jihadist attacks. “My door is open and my hand is always extended,” President Keita said in a speech on public television. “I look […]
China on Monday sealed 10 more neighbourhoods in Beijing after a spate of fresh coronavirus cases linked to a food market sparked fears of a new wave of infection, KnowAfrika reported. Authorities on Saturday had closed the Xinfadi market, the country’s largest wholesale market, for meat and vegetables in Beijing after over 40 people associated […]
Mamelodi Sundowns’ captain, Hlompho Kekana spoke highly of his head coach and the ambitions he’s had on the African continent. Pitso Mosimane has built an incredible legacy at Sundowns, where he’s brought success to the club in both domestic and continental form. The 55-year-old recently put pen to paper on a new four-year contract at […]
A cross section of Nigerians has attacked the government and Naira Marley over the recent concert he organized in Abuja. Marley held a concert on Saturday night in Abuja after he flew into the Federal Capital Territory in a private jet despite ban on interstate movement and flights. The federal government had announced that only […]
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said in a statement released on Sunday that it is giving members of the public a month to respond to its request for information for a 2500 MW nuclear build program. This comes after Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said in May that The South […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it has recorded almost no new new cases. Fakhfakh made the statement on a local TV channel, saying Tunisians should be proud of themselves for beating the virus. “We came out of this crisis with really […]
The UN said Sunday it was appalled by the killing of dozens of civilians in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists. Edward Kallon, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, in a statement described the attacks on civilians in the town of Monguno and a village in Ngazai district, both in Borno state, as horrific. He […]
Seasonal agricultural workers from Morocco have been flown to Italy to harvest. COVID-19 lockdown left them out of jobs, while farmers fear their crops would go waste. In late May, 248 Moroccan workers were flown by chartered planes and paid for by farmer groups. Elkasmi Tarik is a seasonal worker from Morocco. He said they […]
The Egyptian government is encouraging families to take care of abandoned children and raise them as their own, invoking the age-old Muslim doctrine of Kafala. This follows the introduction of a series of legal amendments that have eased many of the restrictions of Kafala. This initiative, entitled “A family for every child”, is aimed at […]
